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Unique ID UN7ALB12474 
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Bangladesh - Relief and Reconstruction 
1/1/1973 1:22:40 PM 
Unique ID UN7541169 
Bangladesh - Relief and Reconstruction 
1/1/1973 1:22:35 PM 
Unique ID UN7541174 
Bangladesh - Relief and Reconstruction 
1/1/1973 9:52:08 PM 
Unique ID UN7541173 
Bangladesh - Relief and Reconstruction 
1/1/1973 9:53:12 PM 
Unique ID UN7541154 
Farming for Development: Rice Cultivation in Guyana 
9/1/1970 1:00:12 PM 
Unique ID UN7771851 
Farming for Development: Rice Cultivation in Nepal 
1/1/1986 6:00:25 PM 
Unique ID UN7437567 
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1/1/1988 2:48:14 PM 
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Farming for Development 
6/1/1981 9:17:07 AM 
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Farming for Development: Rice Cultivation in Nepal 
1/1/1986 6:00:29 PM 
Unique ID UN7437566 
Farming for Development: Rice Cultivation in Nepal 
1/1/1986 6:00:36 PM 
Unique ID UN7437564 
Harvest Time in Korea (Background Photo) 
1/1/1954 6:02:43 PM 
Unique ID UN7659450 
Harvest Time in Korea (Background Photo) 
1/1/1954 6:02:41 PM 
Unique ID UN7659447 
Farming for Development: Teaching Farming Methods to School Children 
1/1/1967 11:27:15 AM 
Unique ID UN7778855 
Farming for Development: Agricultural Development in Indonesia 
1/1/1969 4:58:40 PM 
Unique ID UN7540271 
Agricultural Production in Republic of Korea 
4/1/1964 9:26:33 AM 
Unique ID UN7662463 
Agricultural Production in Republic of Korea 
4/1/1964 9:26:34 AM 
Unique ID UN7662464 
Harvest Time in Korea (Background Photo) 
1/1/1954 6:02:40 PM 
Unique ID UN7659446 
Agriculture in Korea 
8/1/1954 6:01:55 PM 
Unique ID UN7659393 
Joint UNKRA-FAO Agricultural Mission in Korea 
9/4/1952 6:00:18 PM 
Unique ID UN7659276 
United Nations Development Programme Helps Agricultural Research Projects in Bangladesh 
1/1/1989 10:00:36 PM 
Unique ID UN7549741 
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Headline Bangladesh - Relief and Reconstruction 
Caption Description Appalling conditions confronted the Government of Bangladesh in 1972, when the new nation came into being as a consequence of a devastating civil war between the army of West Pakistan and the primarily Bengali population of what until then had been known as East Pakistan. A poor and densely populated region, having more than 80 per cent of its inhabitants directly dependent on agriculture, its real per capita income had remained virtually static over the past decade. The cyclone of 1970 had already ruined much of the agriculture and left many homeless and without work. The catastrophes of civil strife in the spring of 1971 superimposed further physical destruction and an almost total disruption of economic life, causing some 10 million refugees to flee the country, while a similar number were displaced within Bangladesh itself. By this time, normal life had practically ceased over large areas: the land lay fallow, there were no seeds, no tools and few or no cash resources. An even more disturbing factor was the drift of many of the displaced into squatter settlements in or around the towns. In the face of this emergency, in June 1971 UNROD (now UNROB) was set up to help in planning, organizing, and conducting humanitarian relief activities. Several members of the United Nations system contributed assistance, including FAO, IBRD, ICAO ILO, IMF, ITU, UNESCO, UNFPA, WHO, UNICEF, and UNIDO.
Planting rice near Dacca. [Exact date unknown] 
Unique Identifier UN7771321 
NICA ID 71010 
Production Date 01/01/1973 5:04:22 PM 
Country Bangladesh
Credit UN Photo/Wolff